Rich Eisen Reacts to NBA MVP Nikola Jokic’s Game 5 Masterpiece vs Timberwolves | The Rich Eisen Show 

Fun fact: Jokic has the best career PER of anybody in NBA history. Yes, even the goat MJ

He's such a breath of fresh air. After hearing others proclaiming themselves to be the GOAT or not needing a system because they are the system or even KAT saying he's changed the game to this guy who rather get back to his horses than go to a parade honouring him and his team's achievement. Thank you Jokic. ***also Anthony Edwards, who, even with his immense confidence and competitiveness, never fails to give others their due credit. Such a great young man.

2:16 Jokic calling himself a freak of nature is the funniest thing I've heard today 😂

Jokic is so special. He's freakishly skilled, absurdly efficient, stellar IQ, and an unintimidated beast. And he's handled the disrespect of his well-deserved MVPs masterfully. Just show up and win. He's literally letting his game speak for him. You can't help but appreciate and respect it. Go Nuggets!

Jokic is special. It’s amazing that it’s taking all this for people to appreciate that, because even after three MVP’s they still didn’t . Denver is a fun team and easy to root for. The league should lean into that.

As a Dubs fan, I’ve seen, Kobe, Duncan, LeBron and Steph at their peak, and to me Nikola is better than all of them! It’s unbelievable! 🤩 ❤

The Nuggets are like America's team, a melting pot of world-class talent working beautifully together.

As a Nuggets fan I can't be more appreciative very much of Jokic and Murray tbh we waited years and years for a guy and a team like this. 🙏

Shaq looks so stupid for all that hating

“ I had an open lane, and I’m a freak of nature “ yes he is and it is so damned cool.😊

Jokić Basketball Savant 🏀💥 “Joker is a genius who happens to play basketball.” - Aaron Gordon

Even if the Nuggets lose this series in 7, they have still shown how good a team they are and Joker has shown why he is the MVP for 3 out of 4 years. Anything can happen in sports, but as a Nuggets fan I am hoping for a back to back.

Jokic should have told shaq the coldest u lost to Steve Nash joke in that moment.

But why can't Shaq say "Congratulations on your 3rd MVP?" y'all ??? what a bum

Denver has a great nucleus and chemistry.

Best self-dig ever by Joker: I had to show off my althletism, I'm a freak of nature". 😁

Jokic reminds me a bit of Tim Duncan. Pretty quiet guy that completely dominates. Nuggets are feeling like the Spurs in the mid 2000s

This series just reminds me how little Jokic and the Nuggets cared about the Lakers seriously at all. The T-Wolves got competitive and it made them realize that they need to bring their A game and the Lakers couldn't even get them to do that much.

Basketball aside, you can tell Jokic is all class and a nice and decent human being.

The Denver nuggets are humble and work together as a team and no one acts like they are the best player on the floor. They play unselfish basketball similarly to the 04 pistons.

Clear best player in the NBA !

As a Lebron fan, I don’t care if Jokić plays like this until 36-40 and has 3-5 rings he is better than Lebrkn and everyone else outside maybe MJ and Russell. That’s how much respect I give to him and become a bigger fan than before. Last night made me order his jersey. It’s why I can’t ever agree with people saying guys like Curry, KD, or Kobe were clearly better than Lebron when Lebron plays like Jokić to an extent. Thing is I see Jokić doing the things Lebron does outside defense and I have to give that respect. For me Lebron still has an edge but Jokić is so close to him and everybody else. If he continues this I have to give it to him and hope he does in a way though I like many other teams. But he has so much time but this year could be one of his last. Being in Denver will always make it a bit difficult for my opinion, but I hope he gives them a Spurs or GS run. He is special and LEGENDARY and what he does is not just great individually but UNSELFISH and great TEAMWISE. It makes it so much better to root for than MJ, Kobe (RIP no matter what btw and up there with the best for sure), and even Lebron. Jokic doesn’t even talk big or hype himself up. Just plays. He is so similar to someone like Iniesta in soccer or football. True definition of a winner and leader than MJ making everything about him or most stars.

Greatest peak I have seen. How long it lasts who knows. Most dominant player all time as PER indicates

Nobody is stopping joker when he plays like this it’s just not possible

This video rised up on my notifications like the Undertaker.

Everyone saying that Jokic was motivated by Adam giving him the award on the night is tripping... the guy is there to win and go home ...simples!

Bravoooo! It's good to finally hear someone who honestly speaks from the heart about the (soon to be) best player of all time! 👍👉🤙

We learn abaut mensa in elementary school, here in Balkan....he know what is it man :)

They're actually more like the Dynasty era Spurs, they really have that feel to their team.

Jokic is my favorite basketballer of all time. He's like a bigger Larry Bird who clowns his opponents in the same way.

Did any media member EVER tell an MVP that he didn't deserve it? Ever?

Rudy winning his 4th DPOY is looking worse than Shaq picking SGA as the MVP rn! 😂

40 points, 13 assists, and ZERO turnovers is amazing. I've been watching the Nuggets closely since they made 2x 3-1 comebacks a few years ago. I'm happy MPJ and Murray bounced back after recovering for about 3 years combined.

All these haters talking B.S. about Jokic. Ask his teammates if they think he is best in the league. Dude gets everyone involved.

Jokic je igrao godinama u mom gradu kao domaćin ko bi rekao sta ce postići u životu Jokara voli te Sremska Mitrovica.Ti si nase dete volimo te .Care

Always appreciate your show Rich. You always tell it in a very unbiased way. Salute

I LOVE the Nuggets so much!

I pride myself on never succumbing to hyperbole, but I think Jokic is about to pull off the first ever three-three-peat. Three straight three-peats.

Maybe he’s so big that it appears that Jovic moves like a dirigible airship. But maybe a better analogy would be he’s like a wind turbine. The blades look like they’re slowly turning, but they’re really going over 100mph. Crazy performance against great competition!

Love ants reaction.

For anyone who doubts that the greats of the 70's and 80's could compete now just look at old school Jokic and weep.

Funny thing is Timberwolves we’re a -17 when Rudy was on the bench any -2 when Rudy was on the court yet Rudy is their scapegoat. I’m not aGobert fan but this game was not his fault

If Jamal Murray was playing for a teams in the Eastern Conference. He would 100% percent be an all star.

Possibly GOAT. It's incredible

one of the best performances by a center in at least 20 years

I can't remember seeing a more amazing performance in a single playoff game since Jordan. It was unbelievable.

It was a masterpiece

Jokic is the best, so many people jealous about him. Sick and sad

You meant 40 POINTS 10 assists and 0 tos

Jokic reminds me so much of Bird.

“Envy is the central fact of American life.” - Gore Vidal

Nuggets were used to starting slow and winning in the 4th quarter, both in the regular season and in 1st round against the Lakers. Minny just came in and played full-throttle for 4 quarters, taking Denver out of their game and consequently winning the first two games. Then, Denver realized: Oh sh*t, this team really wants to play a full 48 ... OK, then, Let's Go!

Sometimes it's a fortuitous combination of players & coach that make for legendary teams. Lombardi & Star. Jackson and Jordan. Landry and Staubach. Jackson and Kobe. Reid and Mahomes. Auerbach and Russell, Popovich and Duncan. I know I've missed some. But here's the newest addition. Malone and Jokic.

Chills still from that masterclass

It's a guy from Europe, a guy from Canada, and the guy who should be 2 time slam dunk champion.....

I feel like I'm watching my Spurs when Timmy Duncan was playing.

Jokic should have had 4 MVPs

Jokic should be a 4peat MVP.

Denver just keep feeding that beast and he could put 70 on them..maybe that will shut them all up till next season....

Murrayd easily be a team's centerpiece on many other teams. Think though just through personality that he's a fan of letting the Joker take a lot of the heat. Some guys just sort of fit together as a team and that's what the Nuggets have. THis Aaron Gordon is the best version of himself all career.

Both of his parents are engineers. He probably literally could be in Mensa

Well stated...

The Nuggets had a marvelous run of somnambulism, won a series vs. LA while completely asleep. They had a 5 game nap to start the playoffs. The Nuggets got rolled out of bed onto the floor for game 1, then when they flopped onto their backs, they got smacked in the mouth while they were down there for game 2. They're awake, now.

love

Always hard to go back-to-back...physically and mentally

We're still at the conference semis; nobody's guaranteed a Finals slot yet.

I wouldnt underestimate MAVS or THUNDER in W.C.Finals under any curcumstances.They can be a problem,especialy MAVS with Luka Doncic when he gets heated. And I say this as a Denver and JOKIC fan from Serbia. Lets just take one step at the time.Timberwolves must fall next game in order for the Nuggets to be fisicly ready and not worn out.Good luck,Nuggets

I need a mavs vs nuggets WCF series

DPOY should have gone to Wenbanyama. Loved seeing Gobert get out on ice.

Pew pew pew 💪🏼

its like someone in the locker room told him to try and throw that phrase in somewhere 😂

This Nuggets team reminds me of the Spurs (and they might be a little better than them), and if you don’t like the Nuggets this should terrify you. The Spurs were great for over a decade.

It's the big 5. Putting an end to the big 3 'super' team for a while. Smaller markets going to flourish for a while.

I would say, that on the day when the MVP was announced by Chuck, Shaq tells Jokic that he thinks that he should have not won the MVP, triggered Jokic and the Nuggets Team to show Shaq how wrong "his stats" are.

It's all Shaq's fault. When Shaq dissed Joker in the MVP award presentation, he woke the sleeping giant, poked the bear, grabbed the tiger by the tail, played with fire, opened Pandora's box, let the dogs out, lit the fuse, unleashed the kraken, tugged on Superman's cape, spit into the wind, pulled the mask off the old Lone Ranger and messed around with Jim.

Nikola Jokic is The Great Equalizer

That 40 was for Shaquille, and his Mouth

Imagine if Jokic actually enjoyed basketball...😂😂😂

The Denver Nuggets, the team that shoots the fewest 3 pointers per game, are now the new Golden State Warriors, the team that shot the most 3 pointers per game.

After these last three games, I'm not sure anyone can come close to beating Denver 4 times out of 7 games. All season they looked like they were only playing to their competition. Now they look like they are ready to go defend their championship.

Where's that guy that a couple of years ago said he'd take half the league before Jokic and that he's never going to lead them to win a championship? Is he somewhere watching over a sheep herd?

Jokic knows what Mensa is... We have good education in Serbia...

In my opinion, I think Joker will end up a top 3 all-time player.

"it's a guy from Europe and a guy from Canada hooking up with Aaron Gordon". Ha! It's beautiful

People keep saying Wolves are a young team. They are not. Ant is a young star but the rest are old. OKC is a young team.

I can’t think of a better way to stick it to the sport media talking heads than to have the Nuggets win another championship. Most of the sports media at ESPN want to see either an LA, NY, or Boston team win a championship. They hate the idea of a small market team winning another championship. The Nuggets aren’t following the prescribed narrative.

Gonna keep saying it until they actually listen. FIX THE FEEDBACK ON YOUR MICS!!!

In basketball I pick offense over defense in football I pick number one defense over any number one offense.

Most Balkan kids know what Mensa is. The education here is not illegal like in the US .

The Joker equivalent of Will Smithing ShaQ . Take his name out your mouth, bro.

In my opinion the Nuggets are playing their toughest competition right now. If they eliminate the wolves, they are gonna repeat.

Hindsight makes the world go round. I think Socrates said that.

Nikola Jokić have IQ for basketball ... The Nugget is T E A M ...

I am trying to imagine jokic as a corporate spokesman

Jokic is the modern version hell the nuggets are moving towards Spurs its fundamentally sound and about one thing winning and advancement

And they picked him last at the All-star game... It's ok... Hi from Sombor, Serbia...

Bitd was a major trash talker. Jokic takes trash talking to high art level.

Joker is the boss of the NBA.

We have MENSA in Serbia also, don't worry!

Celtics are probably cooked with or without Porzingis. I'm actually pretty sure C's are a tougher opponent without P - because Murray and Reggie Jackson were able push Porzingis out of his comfort zones through out the regular season and there's no reason to believe it would be any different in the Finals. Horford is actually much better about abusing mismatches.